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We provide conservation leadership, tools and expertise to permanently protect the working farms, forested ridges, wildlife habitat, water resources, trails and scenic landscapes that makes the Upper Valley a special place to live. We work with local conservation commissions and volunteer groups to identify and prioritize land conservation opportunities. We provide technical assistance and conservation solutions for landowners. We steward permanent agreements that conserve key properties forever.
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We’re a hardworking, homegrown group that depends on people like you. Over the past 34 years, we’ve protected over 500 parcels of land and more than 52,000 acres. Thousands of people have participated in these accomplishments and in the ongoing stewardship of conserved properties. It takes all of us, working together, to choose a vibrant, resilient and sustainable future for the Upper Valley — and to make it happen.
Indigenous People have cared for this land for centuries. The land that the Upper Valley Land Trust owns, conserves, and works on, and the land on which we all live, was first stewarded and cared for by indigenous people of the Abenaki Nation, a tribe of the Wabanaki Confederacy. These are the traditional, ancestral, unceded lands of Abenaki people, taken from them by violence. Current day non-indigenous people have benefited from that violence, and that is a history that we are reckoning with.
Indigenous People are not gone, they live here and are a part of the past, present, and future of our land and our communities. We know this acknowledgement is a small step in a bigger process of greater awareness of Native sovereignty and cultural rights. We honor with gratitude the land itself and the Abenaki people, past and present.
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** EVENT UPDATE -- DATE CHANGE**
Due to extremely cold temps in the forecast, we have rescheduled our first Nordic at Night event to NEXT Friday, 2/10. Stay warm, and we'll see you next week!
For more information, and to register please visit: uvlt.org/event/nordic-at-night-2023/
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Whoops! Our Field Notes didn't post on Friday, so here you go! Have you spied any of these Cedars in your backyard?!
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This week Senior Land Steward Kaytee Currie-Huggard introduces us to two tree species found in our area: Northern White Cedar and Eastern Red Cedar.
Northern White Cedar is more widespread in VT/NH but less common in dense forests or as a type of wetland. Kaytee lives near a pond in Haverhill, NH, where they grow around the edge. Did you know Early settlers were cured of their scurvy with white cedar tea giving rise to the name "tree of life."
Instances of Eastern Red Cedar are more sporadic, sometimes growing as a monoculture in an old field. This red cedar was growing near UVLTs Cliff's Cliff in Fairlee, VT, where it grows stunted on the edge of the cliffs and as a tree along the Palisades Trail on Morey Mountain.
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Happy snowy Friday! A perfect time to take a walk in the woods with Jason ❄️
Soggy sphagnum and wet boots! Jason Berard, VP of Stewardship, is bringing us to a black spruce wetland in Lyme, NH. This short-needled wetland is saturated most of the year and characterized by stunted woody vegetation such as black spruce and red maple. An extensive sphagnum layer is present, which can hold more than eight times its weight in water. High-bush blueberry is an excellent wetland indicator species as it likes to grow on the margins. You'll also see winterberry in extensive wetlands. Winterberry fruits are a preferred fall and winter crop for many birds, and the fruit pulp can be rich in carbohydrates and vitamins when food becomes scarce.
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